CONTINUES GOOD SEASON FOR BRIAN WEST-OWNED FILLIES A Legend, a 3YO half-sister by Safely Kept to former top pacer London Legend (25 wins and $456,124), impressed trainer Cran Dalgety with her game attitude at the two-day Marlborough meeting last weekend. “I think staying will be her forte after she dug in and didn’t want anyone…

SMOKE N MIRRORS PRIMED FOR UPCOMING FEATURES Classy racemare Smoke N Mirrors pleased driver Dexter Dunn in preparation for her upcoming mares’ features at the Addington trials on Wednesday January 13. “I was real happy with her. She went nice and she’s in foal now (to Grinfromeartoear) so that could be helping her too,” Dexter…

BONDY GEARING UP FOR HUNTER CUP Bondy, robbed of a start in November’s Christchurch Casino NZ Cup with a blood disorder, is gearing up to take on Bettor’s Strike and company in the $A400,000 Hunter Cup in Melbourne on February 6. Woodend Beach trainers David and Catherine Butt have the giant-sized pacer booked to fly…

DEXTER TO HAVE THIRD CRACK AT AUST YOUNG DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP Champion driver Dexter Dunn celebrated his selection as South Island representative at the upcoming Australasian Young Driver’s Championship with a winning double at Oamaru on Tuesday January 12. Dexter, who finished 3rd in 2008 in Victoria to West Australia’s Stephen Reed, and 4th last year…

MADISON DALGETY WINS PRIZE Cran Dalgety Racing Stables were unable to win a race on the track with three starters at the Amberley Trotting Club’s annual meeting on Sunday January 4, but didn’t go home empty-handed. Madison Dalgety, the youngest daughter of Cran and Chrissie, won a new purple bike, courtesy of the club. Madison…

CONNECTIONS FOCUS ON HUNTER CUP-AUCKLAND CUP PATH Victoria, Cranbourne and Tasmania Cups winner Bettor’s Strike will be an early defection from the New South Wales Interdominions when a sustaining payment is due on Monday January 4. Kentuckiana Lodge trainer Cran Dalgety, after consultation with owners Jim and Susan Wakefield, have decided to bypass the Interdominions…

SMILING SHARD SUPREME ON NEW YEAR’S EVE Smiling Shard is one step closer to becoming New Zealand harness racing’s first millionaire 3YO pacer. The champion colt elevated his bankroll to a mouth-watering $755,808 with his latest “biggie” at Auckland on New Year’s Eve. Strangely, for the first time in his stellar career the Grinfromeartoear colt…

CANTERBURY STABLES WIN 10 OF 12 ON PREMIER DAY Canterbury stables left only the premier day crumbs for their northern rivals at Alexandra Park, Auckland, on New Year’s Eve _ winning 10 of the 12 tote races. Rolleston trainers Mark Purdon and Grant Payne led the way with no less than seven successes _ equalling…